#haze

UPDATED 11.21PM | Schools in Sarawak, Selangor, Port Dickson and Putrajaya are closed due to worsening air quality.

A total of 179,843 students will be affected, says the state Education Department.

Education Department confirms API readings in the state dropped to below 200 as at 9pm today

Carnivals and parades were held at at the state and district levels.                   

Klang and Putrajaya as well as parts of Sarawak have air quality considered 'very unhealthy' today.

YOURSAY | 'The minute the rain clears the haze, everyone, including the ministers and the media, forgets the issue...'

Yesterday, he ordered all schools in Tangkak, Muar and Pontian to close today.

Forest fires don't happen overnight, so why are the authorities only taking action now?

So far no complaint on drop in number of tourists or on tourists falling ill because of the haze, says Liow Cai Tung.

API readings in the two districts breach the 'very unhealthy' mark.

MP SPEAKS | Stop this blame game with everyone pointing the finger at someone else.

The minister says that Malaysia is also ready to provide assistance to Indonesia to fight the forest fires.

The two oil palm plantation giants respond to Indonesian accusations over the cause of the returning haze.

Indonesian decision to finger four giant Malaysian plantations firms may have dire consequences, she says.

Indonesian gov't names 4 M'sian-linked palm oil companies as culprits behind several forest fires. 

Low haul due to poor visibility at sea, conditions could cause boat collisions.

Public advised not to do open burning and throw cigarette butts recklessly to address the haze issue.